Tag: turkey

  • How to approach Istanbul?

    15-20th May 2026

    We would soon be approaching Istanbul and we still weren’t completely sure which of the myriad ways we’d enter into this sprawling metropolis. What we’d read online and heard from others was that cycling into the city was a sure fire way to raise your heart rate and is something that would stay with you forever. Possibly not in a good way. Whilst this sounded tempting, we weren’t entirely convinced so we looked it what options were open to us… Ah yes, but first that border crossing and a few days riding to get done.

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